Examples of drinking song in a Sentence
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This joyous drinking song begins with pep before slowing down and giving the musicians room to stretch out.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Ahead of his Fort Worth show, Myers spoke by phone with the Star-Telegram about his musical inspirations, growing up on a cattle ranch, and writing drinking songs at 17.
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Stefan Stevenson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
May 15, 2024 The pub, long known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional Irish ditties.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2024
Over the course of the show, the men’s bravado—on display in boisterous bar scenes, complete with drinking songs and a fistfight with British airmen—fades into shellshocked resignation as more of their friends fail to return from missions.
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Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2024
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Ahead of his Fort Worth show, Myers spoke by phone with the Star-Telegram about his musical inspirations, growing up on a cattle ranch, and writing drinking songs at 17.
—
Stefan Stevenson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
May 15, 2024 The pub, long known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional Irish ditties.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2024
Over the course of the show, the men’s bravado—on display in boisterous bar scenes, complete with drinking songs and a fistfight with British airmen—fades into shellshocked resignation as more of their friends fail to return from missions.
—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2024
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“Drinking song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20song. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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